Nick Johnson finally placed on disabled list

First baseman Nick Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday retroactive to Aug. 17.

Johnson, who has not played since injuring his right hamstring Aug. 16 against Colorado, cut short a jogging session Tuesday after feeling pain in his leg.
“I’ve seen improvement but it’s been slow,” Johnson said. “When I was running it was better than the last time but then I tried to load it up and get more intense with it and I can still feel it.”

The announcement came after the Marlins’ 2-1 victory over the Mets to start this 10-game home stand. The team will call up a player on Wednesday to take Johnson’s place on the roster. With an abundance of infielders on the roster and four players who can play first base, the Marlins probably will add an outfielder, possibly Brett Carroll.

Johnson, 30, has been injury prone the last few years, appearing in just 38 games in 2008 before a wrist injury and missing the 2007 season with a fractured femur in his right leg.